How you get it:

A vaccination is available which can prevent someone getting Hepatitis B. The injection is recommended for those who are at greater risk including: men who have sex with men, health care workers, injecting drug users and people who work in the sex industry.

Symptoms:

Often there are no symptoms, but they can include feeling tired, unwell, sick or becoming jaundiced (yellowing skin).

Treatment:

No specific treatment for an acute illness – most people will make a full recovery. There are some treatments for chronic illness which may help.

If it’s not treated:

It can cause permanent liver disease.

N.B Hepatitis C is not an STI, but a virus that attacks the liver and is often passed on by sharing needles and/or blood.